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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003 <br />• 13. #03 -2966 Orono Zoning Code Amendment — Section 78- 1491(H) and 78-1577 — <br />Regulation of Vehicle Storage in Residential Districts — Ordinance No. <br />4, 3'd Series— Continued <br />Foth pointed out an error in the report. Under staff recommendation it read 78- 1479h, it <br />should read 78- 1491h. <br />The summary of changes in the report were added to by Sergeant Kurt Erickson and were <br />indicated within circles in the report. The Planning Commission reviewed the final draft <br />absent comments from Sergeant Erickson and recommended approval. Staff also <br />recommended approval. <br />Jeffrey Hagen of 2905 Sixth Avenue was present with his wife. He stated he was in favor <br />of the changes to the Zoning Ordinance. <br />Sansevere stated that the Ordinance seems to restrict campers in ways that boats and <br />trailers are not restricted. <br />Gaffron stated that a year or two ago, Orono changed the boat storage ordinance to be <br />more liberal, and are finding that they did not have in place an ordinance that addresses <br />the storage of large vehicles away from the lakeshore. The new Ordinance changes <br />• provide standards and limitations for large recreational vehicles. <br />Foth stated that recreational vehicles will now need to meet the same setbacks as utility <br />trailers are required to meet in the boat storage ordinance. Trailers are now included with <br />recreational vehicles, where before they were only addressed in the boat storage <br />ordinance. The setback was set at 10', and will now be required to sit no closer than 5' <br />from a lotline. The present changes are more liberal. <br />• <br />McMillan asked if parking of vehicles for more than 24 hours would be allowed in the <br />driveway. Foth stated they could not be stored in the driveway, but must be in a side or <br />rear yard, not in a street yard. <br />Foth stated that vehicles over 14,000 lbs could not be stored on property of less than 5- <br />acres. Large, 1 -ton pick -up trucks used for towing are typically at 14,000 lbs. They <br />wanted to allow those, but restrict heavier vehicles. <br />Mr. Hagen stated that his neighbor has a dump truck stored on his property, as well as <br />other vehicles. <br />Gaffron stated that staff have attempted to solve such problems with large vehicles <br />through home occupation ordinances, but found they could not, so they propose revising <br />the vehicle storage ordinance. <br />17 <br />